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Pinoy student wins int’l public speaking contest in London
Philstar.com
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Sixteen-year-old Gian Dapul, an incoming senior at the Philippine Science High School, won the English Speaking Union’s International Public Speaking Competition held in London last Friday.
He bested 57 other contestants representing 35 countries with his delivery of a five-minute speech on the theme “New Frontiers.”
In his speech titled “Fish Mucus and Foot Fungus,” Dapul cited recent scientific finds and expressed his desire to help his country by joining the avant-garde army of science researchers discovering new ways to enhance health and extend life spans. More Pinoy student wins int’l public speaking contest in London
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Pinay reporter turns artist in Guam
ABS-CBNNews.com
05/10/2008
Mar-Vic Cagurangan’s day in Guam begins, not with a pen – having been known as a reporter in the Philippines, but with a paintbrush and colors.
Last Friday, Cagurangan’s career as an artist took on a new dimension when she held a one-woman show COLORS AND FACES II at the Bank of Guam’s Hagatna Branch Headquarters.
Cagurangan is a member of the Chamorro Artists Association on Guam and they have collaborated with The Guam Gallery of Art in the Chamorro Village and the Bank of Guam for this endeavor. More Pinay reporter turns artist in Guam |
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California honored with journalism award
PASCKIE PASCUA, Philippine News
05/09/2008 | 02:44 PM
 SAN FRANCISCO- A Filipino was recently awarded by the Asian Pacific Islander for Excellence in Journalism in California.
Joey Quinto publisher of California Journal for Filipino Americans, a weekly newspaper located in Torrance, California, received the award given by the California Asian Pacific Islander Joint Legislative Caucus.More California honored with journalism award (Photo: ebdcenter.org) |
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Simon Flores, the first Filipino international artist
By Constantino Tejero
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:06:00 04/28/2008
MANILA, Philippines - Unknown to many, the 19th-century painter Simon Flores y de la Rosa was the first artist of pure Filipino descent to receive international art recognition.
In 1876, he won the silver award at the Philadelphia Universal Exposition for "La Musica del Pueblo" (now nonexistent). That was some years before Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo got their gold and silver medals in Madrid for "Spoliarium" and "Christian Virgins Exposed to the Populace," respectively. More Simon Flores, the first Filipino international artist |
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80-year-old gets award for poems on nature
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:48am (Mla time) 04/21/2008
MANILA, Philippines—This gangly professor has an arsenal of frank, simple Filipino words he uses to create drama and poems aimed at inspiring people to save Mother Earth.
"My works cannot save the environment per se but they can help [in educating] the public more effectively, especially when you communicate to them in their native tongue," Prof. Tomas Ongoco, president of the Quezon City Academy, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer in an interview on Friday. More 80-year-old gets award for poems on nature |
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Pinoy UNICEF artist in solo Singapore exhibit
Pinoy Migration, abs-cbnnews.com
4/16/2008 3:10 AM
 Good News Pilipinas
A happy, colourful and funfilled family life is the theme of Wilfredo Alicdan's first solo exhibit in Singapore. Entitled "Fruition," the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) artist is one of Asia's most talented contemporary painters.Alicdan's 14 new works will be showcased from April 13 to 27. 2008 at the Art Space of Royal Plaza on Scotts. 25 Scotts Road.
Alicdan is one of the Philippines most sought after artists. His highly-geometric, colorful figures More Pinoy UNICEF artist in solo Singapore exhibit
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